Binding machine



G; ARDIZZDNI.

BINDING MACHINE.

- APPLICATION FILED FEB-15,1921.

1,420,677. I .7 PatentedJune 27, 1922.

VE I? Guy/few 0 A TTORNE Y8 35 apply the proper tension to the former, so

that the samev may be properlyretainedupon the latter while holding the parts of the provision of a device of this Character in GUY iamzzom, or New roux, TY;

"BINDING MAoHiNEL I I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUY Annrzzoni, a citizenof the United States, and resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Binding Machine,of which the following is a full, clear, andex-act description.

My invention relates to, a binding machine, and aims to provide a device of this character more particularly intended for use inconnection with the binding-of sausages and meat. In the binding of meats, and more particularlysausages, it is a ell appreciated fact that great difiiculty has been. experi- '20 f primarily, the binding element will not bestructed abinding machine which is more encedin performing this operation forthe reason that it has been very difiicult to apply the binding agent underproper tension, and with sufficient evenness, so that come disarranged and loosened in the subsequent handling of the meat, and also that thesame may present a neat appearance," vA -further defect in this connection has been experienced in that the expense inci-. dent to this operation has been rather high, as the operation was a comparatively slow one. Y 1 Having these defects in mind, I have conparticularly adapted for use in connection with thebinding ofmeats, suchas sausages, and by means of which the binding element and meat may be readily manipulated to meat in proper position;

A further object of my invention is the which the binding element will be disposed with extreme neatness upon the object being bound.

A still further object of my invention is the construction of a binding machine by means of which the operationof binding may be accomplished with a minimum of expenditure of time and energy Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specification and drawings, which latter present one practical embodiment ofymy invention, and in which '1 Figure l is an end view of a machine constructed in accordance with my invention,

gear 15. aflixed to the shaft 9,; the; shaft ,81

Application filed February is, war. Serial. No. 44 5 ,187.-

is thereof,and i Figure 3 is ,an enlarged partlysectional sp i i f t 'm m; rate tea amie 27,1922;

end viewjof the device as illustrated Eigl I ure2. n "In'these views the referenceinumeral 5 indicates a table which i may be suitably supported, as at G-and which carries the apparatus providing the binding machine. v, :Beferringpnow more particularly to Fig.- ure2 itwill be seen thatthe shaft 7, ofany desirablenature is in o unted betweenbracke ets 1Q, which-brackets alsoprovide suitable bearings,rserving to rotatably. support a second shaft, 8 spacedfrormjaiid disposed parallelto the shaft 7., g Y i i A third shaft 9 is rotatably mounted in a bracket '11,:provided for this purpose, and

suitable means such as a gearing 12, secured I to the ends. the shafts and cooperates with these shafts to impart movement to one of the same upon the secondbeing rotated. Thus upon any suitable drivingelemennsuch asa hand crank 13 beingactuated to rotate the beveled gear 14 meshingv with a similar will be rotated, as well as the shaft;9.for a purpose hereinafter more fully specified. I

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With a view'of providingimeans serving I to properly retain the sausage' or elenient'lti to be bound, it ,will be noted that paling headflf'l" is aflixed vtoftheinner end of the shaft 9, and. a second 'impaling head 18 I is secured to a" shaft,rotatablymounted u on ,a bracket 1.9, which latter is longitudinally adjustable within a: track 20, thus permittingof an adjustmentof the gap between the,,'impaling heads, to permit the latter toproperl'y grip element of. any 7 desired size; 1 i, a

'A rollof binding'material, such as cord 21 may be rotatably supported below the table '5, and has its end extending upwardly through a slot 22 formed in the latter, which slot ,is of a length equal to the. maximum.

distance to which theflimpalingheads 17 and 18 may be spaced from each otherj .Now with a view of providing a proper guiding element for the binder- 21, it will I be noted that 'a bracketis utilized, which .5

bracket has one of its ends 23 formed so as to provide an encircling element enveloping the shaft 7 along which it is slidably movable. It' willoalso' be noted that the bracket'is provided with acut out portion 24:, at a point in its under face, whlch out out portion is formed with semi ci'reular threads, of a pitch equal to the threads ofouter end terminate in a fork QG'betWeenj the Tirongs of Which any suitable type of spring pressed guiding element 27 is mount- Thus upon the shaft 8 being rotated the threads of the Wor1n=porti0n 25 of the latter will cause a movement on the part of the bracket carriedby tlie'shait- 7-', and bearing against the shaft 8 which Ifiovement Will be continued to a point-at which rotation of the shaft 8 will cease, it beingnoted', however that a stop 28 may'cd nveaiefiu be utilized top'revent too great aln ove m 'eiit on the: part of the bracket.

this may be accomplishedby svv-in ging'the outer end i: e'. the fo'rkedend of the same upwardly, so as to disengage the" out out portion 24: from' the worm 25; Upon this being accomplished; it willbe appreciated that the" bracketmay readilybe'moved 1011' gitudinally of the shaft 7- to any desired position. Now assuming that the binding cord 21 has been threaded so that its end passes over the guide 27', Which latter extends toaflpoint adjacent'the' position o'ccupied b-y' theele; ment to be bound, and upaatre driving medium, suchas the crank l3 bein g actuated that th impa-linghead 17 will be ro tated to'eliect rotation ofthe element 16 Which rotation will be "turn" transmitted to the head 18, the latter having'been adjusted'to its proper position; I

Also'this rotation Will betransmitted by the gearinglQ to tlieshaft 8', andiwill result in. a movement'in the manner illustrated, in dotted lines; inFi'gure' 2', onthe part ofthe bracket", thus resulting upon the cord 21 being secured to the element l6; and" in the latter being spirally Wound; as has also been indicated in dottedfline's in Figurea;

siibsequent to this" action, the" cord may be severed; andthe bracket returned my its normal position, the element 16 being? removed, and a new object to be .bdu'ridsubs'tiably encircling said guide shaft, a; second shaft fbrmedwvith" a; worm p'oitiendisposed parallel to said first named shatttf said bracket being; formed With a cutout portion presenting semicircular screvv'threads, o'fa Y Pitch corresponding to" the threads of the Worm and adapted to be brought' intoie'ngagement With the same, saidbracket p'r'e senting a fork at its outer end; a pair" of headed spring pressed guiding elements carried-by said fork,- rotatable impaling heads positioned to one side of said second shaft,

and means for connecting one of said impaling heads to I said second shaft;

21 A binding machine including a guide shaft,-a bracket having one of its ends slidably encircling said guide shaift, a; second s'h'aft formed with awo m portion disposed parallel to said first named shaft, said bracket being formed With" acutout portion presenting s'emi cir'cul'ar" s'cn'eW threads of a pitch corresponding to the threadsof the worm; and adapted-to be brought into' engagement-With the same; said bracket presenting a fork, at its outer end, a pair'of spring pressed guiding elements carried by said" fork, rotatable impa'ling' heads positionedto one side'of'said second shaft-means for connecting one of said impalin'g heads to said second shaft,- and means connected to one of said in1pali 1'1gheadsfor operating" 95 and synchronizin the movementof said secondar'y shaft an imp-tiling heads.

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